Blogs and News about Colville Island of the San Juan Islands, Washington State.
Last updated on Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Orca and Minke Whales Under Sunny SkiesAs we made our way around the southend of Lopez, Captain Carl took us past Colville Island where there were numerous harbor seals hauled out on the rocks. Making our way along the westside of Lopez Island we were treated to the elusive ...
On-Scene with Orca Whales"It was a fall day out in the San Juan Islands as we ventured out in search of whales. At Colville Island a lone Harbor Seal balanced atop a rock while a mature Bald Eagle sat matter a fact on a prominent perch. ...
triple header on today's tourwe found the three migratory giants along the shoreline of san juan island and came on scene just as they were moving off into haro strait. our patience paid off as we witnessed a synchronized fluking as two of the three humpbacks made ...
j and l pods near eagle pointthe whales were quite spread out deep into the strait but it wasn't long before they all started to make the shift back towards san juan island. we found blackberry (j27), granny (j2), ruffles (j1), mako (j39), & nyssa (l84). ...
j-podon our way out to look for orcas we slowed down at colville island to watch about 75 harbor seals hauled out on the rocks during an extreme low tide of minus 3. we found our first orcas of the day off the west side of san juan island. ...
may 23, 2009 morning j pod off san juan island they were travelling quickly around the south end of lopez island towards salmon bank and san juan island. just before the whales reached us we spotted many harbour seals (phoca vitulina) hauled out on the rocks near colville island off ...
san juan islands the san juan islands are a part of the san juan archipelago in the northwest corner of the continental united states. the archipelago is split into two groups of islands based on national sovereignty. san juan islands are part of the us ...
A Grey Day and Very Active Orcas!!"Our first major find of the day was a mature Bald Eagle perched on a sign posted on the shores of Colville Island ! We were nearing the end of Lopez Island when two dark figured flew nearby, after a doubletake it was realized that the ...
Orca Whales Sighted!Heading south down Rosario Strait we rounded the the south end of Lopez Island where we found a group of hauled out Harbor Seals on the rocks surrounding Colville Island !! It wasn't long, near Eagle Point, when we found all three ...
J and K pods crossing the border, and our first Heermann's Gull!We did stop Briefly at Colville Island to check out a bunch of harbor seals hauled out on the rocks. By the time we hit salmon Bank, off San Juan Island, the fog was starting to clear. We found the orcas just northeast of Discovery ...
